1st Edition

Sextuplets Study of a Sibling Group

By Linda Root Fortini, Laura Mori Copyright 2010
168 Pages
by Routledge

168 Pages
by Routledge

168 Pages
by Routledge

'This unique and fascinating book carefully traces aspects of the personality of sextuplets which persist from birth onwards. The way in which the personal characteristics of both the mother and her children influence the quality of maternal care and relationships with peers is also carefully compared and delineated. What is most original and striking about this book is the examination of sibling... Read more
Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Research methods and structure -- Infancy and childhood as seen through infant observation -- Psychodynamic profiles of the individual sextuplets -- Being in six -- Follow-up fifteen years later -- Closing Comments

Biography

Root Fortini, Linda